Subsidized elephants: Community-based resource governance and environmental (in)justice in Namibia
Schnegg, Michael; Kiaka, Richard Dimba
2018-07-01 00:00:00
•CBNRM transforms water and wildlife simultaneously into commons and commodities.•With increases in wildlife numbers, the safari/hunting tourism industry has grown.•Communities are under pressure to supply the growing numbers of elephants with water.•Locally, the resulting distribution of costs and benefits for tourism is perceived to be unfair.•Unfair benefit distribution lowers participation in and recognition within CBNRM.
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Abstract

•CBNRM transforms water and wildlife simultaneously into commons and commodities.•With increases in wildlife numbers, the safari/hunting tourism industry has grown.•Communities are under pressure to supply the growing numbers of elephants with water.•Locally, the resulting distribution of costs and benefits for tourism is perceived to be unfair.•Unfair benefit distribution lowers participation in and recognition within CBNRM.

Journal

Geoforum
– Elsevier

Published: Jul 1, 2018

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